EPT12 Barcelona: Headline figures: €1.4 million for the winner

When there are lot of beans, there's a lot of bean-counting to do, and players at EPT Barcelona this week have known for a long time that they are playing for an absolute mountain.

Owing to some unfortunate behind-the-scenes issues, it has taken a while to get this information published. But the figures have finally been tabulated and calculated and we know precisely what we're playing for.

The headline amounts are as follows:

There were 1,694 entries to EPT Barcelona Main Event.There's €8,215,900 in the prize-pool.The winner will receive €1,420,500.The top 247 players will be paid.

The full schedule is below, but it means that with 343 players remaining at the start of play today, the bubble will drift close in the coming couple of levels this afternoon.

You can follow all the action from the various tournament floors on PokerStars Blog. The Main Event action will be on the Main Event page. And everything from the side events is on the side events page. It will be busy over there today. There's also EPT Live for your video-based needs.

You can also begin plotting your own bid for EPT glory by downloading the PokerStars client and having a crack. Follow this EPT event via the EPT app. There you will get all the latest news, chip counts and payouts. You can download it on Android or IOS.